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Chapter 13 - Chapter 13: Break and Breakthrough

He came back stronger.

Trained six hours daily. Watched tapes. Improved defense.

Second tournament—he won two matches. Reached the semis. Lost narrowly. But this time, people noticed.

A YouTube fight analyst featured him: "The underdog who doesn't quit."

Sponsors reached out.

He got invited to WAKO India Nationals for amateur kickboxing. The crowd chanted his name—not because he was famous, but because he was fearless.

In the finals, he faced Rishabh Sehrawat, a favorite with 4 years of training.

Aarav went down twice.

But got up.

Every time.

In the third round, he landed a spinning back kick to the ribs. Knockout.

He won.

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